As Ilkay Gundogan officially confirmed his departure from Manchester City on Monday, Jack Grealish paid him a special tribute.
The former Aston Villa skipper took to Twitter to express his feelings about spending two seasons with the now-Barcelona maestro.
Jack Grealish lauded Ilkay Gundogan for his incredible contributions to Manchester City as both a player and a person.
Jack Grealish raves about Ilkay Gundogan after he confirms Manchester City exit
The £20 million (Independent) man’s exit has been met with a lot of admiration for him from his teammates over the years at City.
Kyle Walker branded the German international as an ‘unbelievable player’, while Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo both reacted to his social media announcement by saying, ‘What a player.’
Jack Grealish lavished praise on to Ilkay Gundogan for the type of player and person he has been over the years.
“An unbelievable player and more importantly, an even greater person. Thank you for all the great memories, Gundo! You’ve gave me so many brother. All the best to you and your family on your new chapter, legend.”
Heartwarming to see Ilkay Gundogan finally get the plaudits he deserves
Even at Borussia Dortmund, while the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Mario Goetze and Marco Reus stole the headlines, the silky technician often went under-the-radar.
After what has been a glittering spell at Manchester City for Ilkay Gundogan, it is lovely to see Jack Grealish, alongside several other of his teammates hail his contributions to the club.
Whether it be in terms of his actual impact, consistency, versatility, big-game ability or leadership, Gundogan has ticked every single box to cement himself as a club legend.
Despite having been injured during his debut campaign at the Etihad Stadium, the treble-winning captain came back to prove why he was always destined to become one of his generation’s best midfielders.
Ilkay Gundogan is a truly special footballer that should be always be heralded for what has been a sparkling career.
